18.3.05

Television shows that should be on DVD

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Today, simply a list of television shows that I would buy if they came out on DVD. Your suggestions are welcome!

WKRP in Cincinnati: Yes, I know that it's probably never going to happen because of the licensing fees for all the songs (Tom the Dog has the link to the news story about it). But it would be nice - what a classic show.

Real People: This was a pseudo-news/reality/variety show from the early 1980s, with Sarah Purcell, Byron Allen, Fred Willard (funny even back then!) and that kid from A Christmas Story (Peter Billingsley, I think his name was). I used to watch it religiously. It's probably never coming to DVD, because it was too "of-the-moment" and wouldn't resonate with viewers today, but if you think about it, what show isn't "of-the-moment," really?

Square Pegs: This probably has the same problems WKRP does - lots of music, so licensing fees would be through the roof. But what a great show.

Manimal: You read that right. Read it again if you didn't believe it the first time. My wife pities me for my affection for the show.

It's Like, You Know: We thought this was really freakin' funny when it was. So of course, it only lasted a season and a half. I would love to own it.

Okay, so most of the shows I liked are already on DVD - The Greatest American Hero, The Dukes of Hazzard, Wise Guy to name a few - but these would be great. Anyone have other old favorites they would love to see again?

10 Comments:

Yeah, "That's Incredible," "Benson," and "Family Ties" would be cool - I never saw "The Voyagers," and I never liked "The Facts of Life" all that much. One of the greatest lines in television history (IMHO) is when the Keaton kids turn the house into a hotel while the Keaton parents are out of town for the weekend. Mayhem ensues, of course, and when Alex (it could have been Mallory, I suppose) asks Steven if he's going to be mad at them forever, he says, totally deadpan, "That is my plan." I don't know why that cracks me up so much, but it does. Good show.

And boy, I'd give a pretty penny to see this show again! (Came on when I was 11, by the way)

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It's amazing that there's probably a market for anything, but a lot of stuff still isn't out on DVD. I watched a few episodes of "American Gothic" and enjoyed it, and I would love to see "The Tick" - what a wild show. I wonder what goes into the thought process for deciding what gets the DVD treatment - how does "The Lone Gunmen" deserve it (I'm not saying anything about its quality, just its longevity) but not a lot of others?